The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-23

manufacture Of p ate advertisements; |
q claim for moietits by man who had |
pointed out vessel engaged in SNUG |
Cling, and remonstrance against the |
appointment Of q man TO be superin. |
tendent OF government building I'M
der the course OF construction. Then |
the Senator went into the Third Au-
ditor's flee and laid before him war
claims of various descriptions for
horses, fofsge, bounty, etc, and hiss
tened away TO the Second Comptroller
to see why the account OF an army
officer bad not been adjusted.
snow, have but two rooms to visit
in this department" said the Senator,
and they are those Of the Superinten.
dent Of the Lille Saving Service and
the Register. In the first / will see il
a man cannot be paid something for
assisting In the rescue OF ship few
years sgo-his claim has been hanging
6re-and in the other / will ascertain
fra school teacher when the fret
bonds were registered, and in what
amount, and how long they were to
rum"
These missions were more or less
technical in character, and the officers,
after listening to the wants explained,
raid they would have replies ready
within few days.
AS We went up the steps to the In
terror Der artment to see Secretary
Lamar the Senator told me that this
place made him more trouble than
any other executive branch OF the
government; that the questions grow
ing out OF land q, d Indian affairs were
most perplexing; that patents were
sowest in development, and that pen.
sions were most numerous. Secretary
Lamar sighed as the Senator entered,
and said that he was glad that be did
not have to deal with in Office Seeker
this time.
mo-" replied the Senator, "n an
Office seeker, but an opinion hun'er.
Here are three OF the most annoying
questions In reference 10 making proof
OF land entries you have come in con
tact with since you sat in that chair.
| want the highest judgment first, 30
there Will be no appeal, And while
| am at IL will present an appeal on
qul stion relating to an Iudian post
leadership. Also a matter growing
out OF an eleeymt synary Institution
under I Is department-the question
OF admitting certain person."
The offices OF the Commissioner Of
the General Land Office. Commits
8 oner OF Patents and the Principal
Examiner were visited and the bun.
die of documents reduced sgsiu.
"Now / have the most interesting
part OF my mission to PERFORM" said
the Sena or, as we passed down the
high steps and he cast his chances
across the street 10 the Postoffics De.
psrtment. my colleague and / are
rasping each other little alb out some
appointments. l have recommended
Ger ain men for prominent postoffices
and he has recommended others. l
suspect he Ia using unfair means 10
thwart me. must see ali the papers
he has filed In the department, and
must do 1t without attracting atten.
tion."
We entered the room OF clerk hav-
ing charge Of the papers relating to
the postoffice aud postmasters in on Q
State which the Senator was directly
interested in. The Senator asked to
see all the papers filed in certain cases,
and hey we're dumped out on table.
Quickly hs ran over them, making a
memorandum OF the pertinent points.
Then he askei for the papers upon
which two postmasteri had been re
moved. Noticed his brow corrugate
as he read thes'. More memorials
were made, many questions asked, end
out We went.
II have discovered" said the Sens-
tor, "that my colleague has been play
ing double; that my enemies have
conirJ lled the appointment OF two
postmasters who hate me; that a
friend has been removed on false ac-
cusations, and that the location Of q
post flee is about to be taken from me
and placed In the hands Of my OPP
ponenls."
The Superintendent OF the Railway
Mail Sc vice got some of the Senator
docun nts, in the form of letters and
recomm sndations for postal clerk
ships; also q petition to reinstate q
clerk, and another TO remove one
The Superintendent OF Free Delivery
was asked to send an inspector to two
or three little cities to see II they were
not entitled, under the new law, to
free mail delivery. The First Assis.-
ant Postmaster General wanted to
know, afler the Senator gave the
names OF more than dozsn fourth
clsss postma ,ters for removal and 81
many more for appointment, If there
was anything he cou d do for the Sen
ator, and when told nothing what
ever" he smiled and said he hopeC
the Senator would call when he want
9 something.
"And now" sighed the Senator
"for our last building-the Pension
Office. Here is a place visit six cay
in the week when am in the city
This Is the bane OF the public men
We tramp here and pore over pension
applications, write thousands of lette
in year, and get curses for our pains
Especially do opprobriums pour o.
our heads for failures. Those Who ~
pensions through our efforts are ger
orally thankful, but in their inne
souls they believe they would hay
GOT them without our assistance. W
can never explain failure sAtisfaC
torily to an applicant. l will leay
this little bundle here. There al
more than forty cases here-origint
applications, appeals, requests for IL
, creases OF pensions, aud for ever
phase OF pension matters here is
cue"
Wien these mat ers were lodge
with Commissioner Black, l began
, think Of the end of my journey; bl
, when we were again in the Carilge
saw we were being driven toward Il
: Capitol. The Ser ator explained this
. he kept his surplus documents az
/ seeds in his committee room, az
3 would have to 20 there to execu
4 some orders for constituents.
g 81 presume you mean requests" "
4 observed.
a "No; ORDERS" was the reply.
i used to be request; now 1t is orde
J. My constituents frequently write m
z ordering garden seeds, dooumen,
Q books Of various kinds, which ha'
to buy, especially the Revised Statut